Software provider to US governments, schools hacked with ransomware


Instructions posted inside a voting booth at an early voting site in Arlington, Virginia. Tyler said the attack had no impact on the software it hosts for clients, and the software it sells that displays election results is hosted by Amazon and so was not at risk. — Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO: Tyler Technologies said the hacking attack against it disclosed on Sept 23 used ransomware, which encrypts company files and demands payment to decrypt them again.

In a statement to Reuters, the vendor of software to counties and municipalities said the hacker only reached internal networks.

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